1-24-2012 CO BHA News

The Colorado BHA Rendezvous is scheduled for the weekend of June 8 (mark your calendars), and additional information will be sent out soon. For highlights of the 2011 Rendezvous (we’ll be in the same location), visit: http://www.coloradobackcountryhunters.org/

Below is a list of upcoming meetings regarding Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use of Chaffee County Roads:

Meeting 1. Wednesday February 1, 2012, 1 pm at the Buena Vista Community Center. Focus on the Fourmile Area / Buena Vista area roads: portions of 187, 307, and 375 were previously opened; 304, 305, 309, 315, 371, and the remainder of 307 and 187 have been requested for consideration; also discuss CR 344 and CR 390.

Meeting 2. Wednesday February 8, 2012, 1 pm at the County Courthouse in Salida. Focus on Salida and Turret area roads: CR 175 was previously opened north of FSR 181; 184, 185, 173 and 176 have been requested for consideration.

Meeting 3. Wednesday February 15, 2012, 1 pm at Mt. Princeton Conference Center. Focus on St. Elmo and Alpine area: portions of CR 162 were previously opened; staff suggests that 267, 292, 295 and 296 should be reviewed for consideration.

An article in The Durango Herald (“Sportsmen’s group tackles off-road vehicle debate head-on,” 12/22/11) about Sportsmen Ride Right (SRR):